Washington	Warrington

Week of Nov. 28-Dec. 4: Men - Sam Washington, Saint Martin's (Jr., Tacoma, WA - Lincoln) posted a provisional national qualifying mark in the men's weight throw at the Jackson's Open Indoor Track and Field meet Friday in Nampa. Washington finished third in the event with a school-record throw of 57-11. He also was fifth in the shot with a put of 48-6 1/4. Women - Joy Warrington, Northwest Nazarene (Jr., Colorado Springs, CO) finished third in the weight throw with the seventh best mark in GNAC history (51-6 ½) and fifth in the shot out (41-10) at the Jackson's Open.

Rottrup	Pitt

Week of Dec. 5-11: Men – Tanner Rottrup, MSU Billings (Jr., Billings, MT) won the men's shot in the Black Hills State Winter Classic with a school-record put of 51-1 1/2. That mark ranks seventh all-time in GNAC indoor history. Women – Stacey Pitt, MSU Billings (So., Kalispell, MT - Glacier) recorded two early-season GNAC season-best marks, winning the women's pole vault and finishing third in the high jump with marks of 10-6 and 5-3. Both marks were MSUB school records.

Hope	Worthen

Week of Jan. 9-15: Male – Maurus Hope, Northwest Nazarene (Sr., Adrian, OR) set a school record and ran the fifth fastest time in GNAC history in finishing third in the 200 (22.06) at the Boise State Blue and Orange Indoor. Hope's time was one of three GNAC All-Time Top 10 performances by the Crusaders in the meet. He also finished fifth in the 60 hurdles in a time of 8.53 as he took the conference early-season lead in both events. That time is the second fastest in NNU school history. Female - Ali Worthen, Seattle Pacific (Sr., Coos Bay, OR) posted a pair of provisional national qualifying marks at Saturday's UW Indoor Preview. Worthen clocked 8.85 seconds to finish fourth in the 60 hurdles, bettering her previous career best by 0.20 second and posting the second best time in GNAC history. Later, she cleared 5 feet, 6 inches in the high jump to tie for fourth while getting onto the NCAA provisional qualifying list. She also finished sixth in the long jump with a leap of 18-1, a mark that only seven athletes in GNAC history have accomplished. She is one of the seven with a career best of 18-6 ½ in 2009.

Christie

Week of Jan. 16-22: Male – Rimar Christie, Northwest Nazarene (So., St. Michael, Barbados - Queens College) finished third in the 60 meters and fourth in the 60 hurdles in the Boise State Bronco Invitational. His times of 6.95 and 8.44 are GNAC season-bests and also rank fifth and eighth, respectively, on the GNAC All-Time Career chart. His 60 time also equaled the NCAA Division II provisional national qualifying standard. Female – Leeza Henry, MSU Billings (Jr., Hutchinson JC) won the shot with a put of 44-5 and finished fifth in the weight throw with a toss of 44-2 Sunday in the Black Hills State/Chadron Invitational in Gillette, Wyo. The recent transfer set a school record in the former event. Her put also ranks fifth all-time in the GNAC and is second this winter in the conference.

Boyes	Worthen	Potter

Week of Jan. 23-29: Male – Brennan Boyes, Central Washington (Jr., Puyallup, WA) finished fifth in the high jump at the University of Washington Invitational equaling the No. 2 GNAC all-time mark with a provisional national qualifying leap of 6-8 ¾. That was just one inch off the GNAC indoor record set by CWU's Cresap Watson in 2006. Female – Ali Worthen, Seattle Pacific (Sr., Coos Bay, OR) and Ashley Potter, Western Oregon (Sr., Springfield, OR – Thurston). . .Worthen racked up a career-best 3,729 points to take fourth place in the pentathlon at the UW Invitational. Worthen's score ranks fifth nationally this winter. It also was well beyond the provisional national standard of 3,300 points, and obliterated Worthen's previous best of 3,447 set during her freshman year in 2009. Her total also ranks second in GNAC history. Her previous score had been the No. 2 mark. . . Potter earned a PNQ in the women's triple jump with a leap of 39-1, which ranks No. 2 in GNAC history. She added 2 1/2 inches to her previous career best which also had been ranked second on the GNAC all-time list. Her mark currently ranks seventh nationally.